Intel Pentium E6700 vs AMD Athlon II X2 250u

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E6700 and AMD Athlon II X2 250u processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Pentium E6700

AMD Athlon II X2 250u

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6700

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
Around 100% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1311 vs 637
Around 98% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1182 vs 598
Around 87% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 407 vs 218
Around 81% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 732 vs 404

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2010 vs October 2009
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1311 vs 637
PassMark - CPU mark	1182 vs 598
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	407 vs 218
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	732 vs 404

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 250u

2.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E6700
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 250u

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1311

637

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1182

598

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

407

218

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

732

404

Name	Intel Pentium E6700	AMD Athlon II X2 250u
PassMark - Single thread mark	1311	637
PassMark - CPU mark	1182	598
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	407	218
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	732	404
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.355
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	14.118
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.079
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.588
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.554

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium E6700	AMD Athlon II X2 250u
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Regor
Launch date	May 2010	October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$80	$35
Place in performance rating	3046	3078
Price now	$16.99	$34.95
Processor Number	E6700
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	33.71	8.43
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm2	117 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared)	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	228 million	410 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	LGA775	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	25 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)